Re: Greenbelt Area bird finds on January 1, 1999--Friday I
Phil Davis (pdavis@ix.netcom.com)
Sat, 02 Jan 1999 00:10:19 -0500
Hi Janelle -
Friday, being a national holiday, was also a "non-work" day. Gulls seem to
follow different patterns when the dumps and landfills are closed and when
there are fewer french fries on the parking lots to eat. Sundays are
sometimes not great gull days (at least at the usual spots) either for the
same reasons.
The gulls do seem to move around the Greenbelt area quite a bit ...
between the Hanover Road pond, Greenbelt Lake, and Lake Artemesia. They
may well move up to the Patuxent National Wildlife Visitors Center, too (?).
There were several hundred gulls at the pond on Thursday afternoon.
Besides Ring-billed, there were lots of Herrings and Great Black-backs,
too. I've also had Laughers and Lesser Black-backs there in the past. The
nice thing about this pond is that you can drive right up to it, unlike
Greenbelt Lake and Lake Artemesia. Nice when time is tight, or when it's
really cold!
Keep trying ...
Phil
At 09:24 PM 01/01/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>Made a quick trip to the Hanover Road Pond by Greenway Shopping Center
>in Greenbelt, MD about 3 p.m. today, January 1. There were
>approximatley 10 gulls on the pond--all ring-billed. Decided I'd make
>a lap to Greenbelt Lake off Kenilworth Road. This turned up a pair
>of coots and about 12 ring-necked ducks. What a pretty sight and
>very close. Hope to see the Icelandic. It would add to my life list.
>Please keep MDOsprey posted as to its (their) whereabouts. Thanks!
>
>Janelle Dietrich
>Bowie, MD
>lovewhales@ccconline.net
>
>
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